Easy 20-min. Honey Garlic Shrimp
Succulent shrimp tossed in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. This quick and easy honey garlic shrimp is restaurant-quality! Ready in 20 minutes with simple ingredients. Also great as a main or side dish satisfying the shrimp lovers!
Ingredients
- 1 lb jumbo shrimp peeled, deveined, rinsed & strained
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- 1 green onion finely chopped for garnish
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds optional garnish
Shrimp Marinade
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or tapioca starch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon water cold or room temperature
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Honey Garlic Sauce
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- ⅓ cup honey
- 2.5 tablespoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon water cold or room temperature
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar / white vinegar
- ½ tablespoon sesame oil or any neutral oil
- ½ tablespoon cornstarch or tapioca starch
Instructions
- Transfer shrimp to a large bowl after it's peeled, deveined and rinsed with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Add the marinade ingredients to the shrimp as listed above. Mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients as listed above until honey is dissolved. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon or 15 ml vegetable oil in a large pan on medium heat. Cook shrimp until 90% pink flipping over halfway, about 60-90 seconds in total. Remove it from the pan.
- Pour the honey garlic sauce into the pan and simmer to thicken it. When it's thick enough, it will coat the back of a spoon and not immediately drip off.
- Then toss in the shrimp in the sauce until fully pink and cooked through, about 20 seconds. Remove the pan off heat. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Enjoy!
Notes
Storage & Reheating
- Leftovers will last up to 2 days stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. To reheat: microwave for 2-3 minutes until hot or reheat in a pan on medium heat.
- Freezer friendly? I don't recommend freezing honey garlic shrimp as the shrimp will taste rubbery after reheating.
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Nutrition
Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 1795mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 313IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 1mg